NHS Grampian
Aberdeenshire HSCP Chief Nurse
Aberdeenshire HSCP Chief Nurse
EdinburghField-based
PermanentFull-Time
£90,808 - £97,338per annumFTE
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Description
Advert details:
Salary: Band 8C (£90,808 - £97,338)
Job closing date: 29/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: TBC
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Grampian
Department: AHSCP Nursing
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Location: Flexible across Aberdeenshire Council and NHS Grampian premises (Base to be agreed)
We are seeking an experienced, compassionate and forward-thinking senior nurse leader to join Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership as our Chief Nurse.
This is a significant and highly influential leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape the quality, safety and future direction of nursing and integrated care services across Aberdeenshire, while also contributing to wider NHS Grampian, regional and national priorities.
The role provides senior professional nursing leadership and accountability across a broad and diverse portfolio of Community, Integrated, Hosted and Specialist Services. This includes Community Hospitals, District Nursing, Health Visiting, School Nursing, Care Home Assurance Teams, CTAC, Vaccination, Urgent Care Practitioners, Out-of-Hours Nursing, Flow and Discharge, Prison and Police Custody Healthcare, SARCS, Commissioned Nursing Provision and Specialist Nurse Services hosted on behalf of NHS Grampian and partner organisations.
As a key member of the Partnership’s Senior Leadership Team, you will work collaboratively with senior professional and operational leaders, staff, partners and communities to deliver safe, effective, person-centred and sustainable services. You will bring a strong professional nursing voice to strategic decision-making. You will also build and sustain strong relationships across the three Health and Social Care Partnerships, acute and specialist services, local authorities, independent and third-sector providers, Police Scotland, the Scottish Prison Service, regulators, universities and national networks.
As Chief Nurse, you will provide professional leadership, clinical and care governance, quality assurance and workforce oversight across the portfolio. You will use quality, safety, workforce, performance, financial, patient-experience and staff-experience information to provide clear professional assurance, identify emerging risks and support evidence-based decision-making.
You will have the opportunity to influence service redesign, workforce transformation, commissioning and strategic planning, helping to create modern and sustainable models of care that reflect the needs of Aberdeenshire’s rural and diverse communities.
The successful candidate will be a Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration, educated to degree level and with a relevant master’s degree, or working towards one. You will bring extensive senior management and professional nursing leadership experience, alongside a strong understanding of integrated health and social care, clinical and care governance, quality assurance, workforce planning and transformational change.
You will have a proven ability to:
You will lead with integrity, empathy and courage, creating an environment in which staff feel supported, valued and able to contribute their ideas. You will be comfortable working autonomously while recognising that success in this role depends upon partnership, collective leadership and the strength of the relationships you build.
The successful candidate will be required to travel across Aberdeenshire and NHS Grampian and work flexibly across community, specialist, secure and partner-agency environments. Participation in Senior Manager On-Call, emergency response and business-continuity arrangements will be required as appropriate.
For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact:
Leigh Jolly, Chief Officer, leigh.jolly@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
AI-generated content for the completion of Supporting Statements may lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description. Personalisation is essential to convey individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively.
As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the interview in person. Alternative arrangements or adjustments will be considered in the event there are circumstances that may prevent candidates attending in person to ensure it is inclusive and accessible to all.
You should apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain.
DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for short listing purposes.
Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise. Post may close early due to volume of applications.
For help to complete an application on Job Train please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
To view our accessibility statement, please follow this link: https://www.eess.nhs.scot/jobtrain-accessibility-statement/
Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately.
Please ensure that the address you provide on your application form is your current place of residence for your present workplace, and that your identification confirms this address.
Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates.
Please contact Jobtrain Candidate Support Hub - https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home for advice and support with any system issues.
We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain.
Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments.
Some of our vacancies are for internal candidates only. If you are a member of staff, please ensure you update your Jobtrain profile to reflect that you are employed by NHS Grampian.
Please note - If this post operates within Aberdeen City Low Emission Zone, you will be responsible for all costs associated with entering.
NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.
Salary: Band 8C (£90,808 - £97,338)
Job closing date: 29/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: TBC
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Grampian
Department: AHSCP Nursing
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Location: Flexible across Aberdeenshire Council and NHS Grampian premises (Base to be agreed)
We are seeking an experienced, compassionate and forward-thinking senior nurse leader to join Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership as our Chief Nurse.
This is a significant and highly influential leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape the quality, safety and future direction of nursing and integrated care services across Aberdeenshire, while also contributing to wider NHS Grampian, regional and national priorities.
The role provides senior professional nursing leadership and accountability across a broad and diverse portfolio of Community, Integrated, Hosted and Specialist Services. This includes Community Hospitals, District Nursing, Health Visiting, School Nursing, Care Home Assurance Teams, CTAC, Vaccination, Urgent Care Practitioners, Out-of-Hours Nursing, Flow and Discharge, Prison and Police Custody Healthcare, SARCS, Commissioned Nursing Provision and Specialist Nurse Services hosted on behalf of NHS Grampian and partner organisations.
As a key member of the Partnership’s Senior Leadership Team, you will work collaboratively with senior professional and operational leaders, staff, partners and communities to deliver safe, effective, person-centred and sustainable services. You will bring a strong professional nursing voice to strategic decision-making. You will also build and sustain strong relationships across the three Health and Social Care Partnerships, acute and specialist services, local authorities, independent and third-sector providers, Police Scotland, the Scottish Prison Service, regulators, universities and national networks.
As Chief Nurse, you will provide professional leadership, clinical and care governance, quality assurance and workforce oversight across the portfolio. You will use quality, safety, workforce, performance, financial, patient-experience and staff-experience information to provide clear professional assurance, identify emerging risks and support evidence-based decision-making.
You will have the opportunity to influence service redesign, workforce transformation, commissioning and strategic planning, helping to create modern and sustainable models of care that reflect the needs of Aberdeenshire’s rural and diverse communities.
The successful candidate will be a Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration, educated to degree level and with a relevant master’s degree, or working towards one. You will bring extensive senior management and professional nursing leadership experience, alongside a strong understanding of integrated health and social care, clinical and care governance, quality assurance, workforce planning and transformational change.
You will have a proven ability to:
- establish credibility and build strong relationships with senior colleagues, staff and partners;
- provide visible and compassionate professional leadership;
- work successfully across complex organisational, professional and multi-agency boundaries;
- translate national policy and professional requirements into meaningful local action;
- lead service improvement, redesign and transformational change;
- provide clear, evidence-based professional assurance;
- manage competing priorities and respond effectively to emerging risks;
- engage, influence and negotiate sensitively in complex or challenging circumstances; and
- Inspire others to work collaboratively towards a shared vision.
You will lead with integrity, empathy and courage, creating an environment in which staff feel supported, valued and able to contribute their ideas. You will be comfortable working autonomously while recognising that success in this role depends upon partnership, collective leadership and the strength of the relationships you build.
The successful candidate will be required to travel across Aberdeenshire and NHS Grampian and work flexibly across community, specialist, secure and partner-agency environments. Participation in Senior Manager On-Call, emergency response and business-continuity arrangements will be required as appropriate.
For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact:
Leigh Jolly, Chief Officer, leigh.jolly@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
AI-generated content for the completion of Supporting Statements may lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description. Personalisation is essential to convey individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively.
As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the interview in person. Alternative arrangements or adjustments will be considered in the event there are circumstances that may prevent candidates attending in person to ensure it is inclusive and accessible to all.
You should apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain.
DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for short listing purposes.
Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise. Post may close early due to volume of applications.
For help to complete an application on Job Train please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
To view our accessibility statement, please follow this link: https://www.eess.nhs.scot/jobtrain-accessibility-statement/
Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately.
Please ensure that the address you provide on your application form is your current place of residence for your present workplace, and that your identification confirms this address.
Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates.
Please contact Jobtrain Candidate Support Hub - https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home for advice and support with any system issues.
We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain.
Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments.
Some of our vacancies are for internal candidates only. If you are a member of staff, please ensure you update your Jobtrain profile to reflect that you are employed by NHS Grampian.
Please note - If this post operates within Aberdeen City Low Emission Zone, you will be responsible for all costs associated with entering.
NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.
